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Uses of glucose produced from photosynthesis

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To produce cellulose which strengthens cell walls

To be converted to amino acids used for protein synthesis

To produce fat or oil for storage to be converted into insoluble starch for storage inside cells

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Aerobic respiration

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Aerobic respiration occurs inside mitochondria continuously and it uses oxygen

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Anaerobic respiration

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Anaerobic respiration is used when the body cant supply the working muscles with enough oxygen.

Glucose gets turned into lactic acid which builds up muscle

Anaerobic respiration also occurs in plant and yeast cells.
The end products are ethanol and carbon dioxide.

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Metabolism

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The sum of all reactions in a cell or body

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